Huguenot High School will present its annual musical to the Wellington community from 30 April until 3 May, at 19:00, and this year’s offering is the popular Broadway show Annie.
Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon, and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including as Best Musical. The beloved book and score by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin feature some of the greatest musical theatre hits ever written, including “Tomorrow.”
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan.
With the help of the other girls in the orphanage, Annie escapes into the wondrous world of NYC.
In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations and even befriends President Franklin D Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
In the Huguenot High cast are Marilu Zeeman is Annie, Henk van der Spuy as Warbucks, Megan de Waal as Grace and Paula Zeeman as Miss Hannigan.
Tickets are available at the school for R90 (scholars) and R120 (adults). The gala evening tickets are R220, which includes a meal.
Gallery tickets are for sale at normal prices but do not include a meal. Tickets are for sale at the school. For further information, contact the school on 021 873 2111.
